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headthatheostfreeandwho
eforitynscience,
nohoesoiuldntrest;iuldnt
staystillinoneplaebefore,
thisthinge,
andsroreitriedtokeouttoselfthati
e,behisrightfulowner;
butite,”butyouknowed
he,andyouuldapaddledashoreandtold
sobody”thatgetaroundthatnowas
e,”isssondone
toyouthatyouuldseeheiggergooffrightunderyoureyesand
neversayonesingleandotoyouthat
youuldtreathersoanriedtoleayouyourbook,she
triedtoleayouyouners,shetriedtobegoodtoyoueveryway
sheknoshedone”
igottofeelingsoanandsoserableistwishediwasdeadi
fidgetedupanddoyselftoself,andjias
fidgetingupanddoeherofusuldkeepstillevery
tihedancedaroundandsays,”dahscairo”itelikea
shot,andithoughtifitkonediwoulddieof
serableness
jialkedoutloudallthetiyselfhewas
sayinghohefirstthinghetoafreestatehe
oneyandneverspendasinglecent,andwhenhe
gotenoughhecloseto
isssonlived;andthentheyhobuythetwo
children,andiftheirster,theydgetan
ablitionisttogoandstealthe
itstfrozetohearsuchtalkheeverdaredtotalksuch
talkinhislifebeforejustseeadeinhihe
nutehejudgedhefreeitotheoldsaying,
”giveaniggeraninchandhelltakeanell”thinksi,thisis
esofnotthinkingherehisnigger,hihadasgoodas
helpedtorunaingrightoutflatfootedandsayinghewould
stealhisanididntevenknow;a
nthathadnteverdonenohar
isaythat,it
nseuphotterthanever,untilatlastisays
toit,”letuponitainttoolateyetillpaddleashoreatthe
firstlightandtell”ifelteasyandhappyandlightasafeather
rightoffalltroublestolookingoutsharpfora
light,andsortofsingingtoselfbyandbyoneshosings
out:
”sdegood
olecairoatlas,ijiskno”
isays:
”illtaketheitghtntbe,youknow”
hejuedandgotthefor
toseton,andgivethepaddle;andasishovedoff,hesays:
”pootysoonillbeashoutnforjoy,enillsay,itsallonacunts
ohuck;isafreen,eniuldnteverbenfreeefithadnbenfor
hueverforgityou,huck;yousdebesfren
jieverhad;enyousdeonlyfrenolejigotnow”
i;buthis,
itseedtokindoftakethetueialongslow
then,andirightdoainheriartedor
says:
”dahyougoes,deoletruehuck;deonyandateverkephis
prosetooleji”
feltsickbutisays,igottodoiticantgetoutof
itrightthenalongesaskiffeninithguns,and
theystoppedandistoppedoneoftheays:
”sthatyonder”
”apieceofaraft,”isays
”doyoubelongonit”
”yes,sir”
”anynonit”
”onlyone,sir”
”heresfiveniggersrunofftonightupyonder,abovetheheadof
thebendisyoueorblack”
ididntansptitriedto,buttheei
triedforasendortan
enoughhadntthespunkofarabbitiseei
giveuptrying,andupandsays:
”hese”
”ireckonwellgoandseeforourselves”
”iaybe
youdhelptoheraftashorehelightishessickandso
isndryann”
”oh,thedevile,
buckletoyourpaddle,andletsgetalong”
ibuckledtopaddleandtheylaidtotheiroarswhenadea
strokeortwo,isays:
”papllbeghtychobleegedtoyou,icantellyoueverybodygoes
atohelptoheraftashore,andicantdoit
byself”
”eanodd,toosay,boy,atterh
yourfather”
”itstheatheuch”
theystoppedpullingitightylittleotheraft
nowonesays:
”boy,thatsalieatterhyourpapanswerupsquare
nollbethebetterforyou”
”ibutdontleaveus,pleaseitsthethe
gentlen,ifyoullonlypullahead,andletheaveyouthe
headline,youeaneartheraftpleasedo”
”setherback,john,setherback”saysonetheybackeder”keep
aolooardnfoundit,ijustexpectthewindhas
bloallpox,andyouknoprecious
eoutandsaysodoyoutospreaditall
over”
”oldeverybodybefore,andtheyjust
aus”
”poordevil,theressothinginthatdownsorryforyou,
butallpox,youseelookhere,
illtellyoutododontyoutrytolandbyyourself,oryoull
ssheverythingtopiecesyoufloatalongdoiles,and
youlletoatohelefthandsideoftheriveritwillbe
longaftersunupthen,andyour
folksarealldohchillsandfeverdontbeafoolagain,andlet
peopleguessatteoryingtodoyouakindness;
soyoujustputtilesbethatsagoodboyit
doanygoodtolandyonderhelightisitsonlyawoodyard
say,ireboundtosayhesin
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headthatheostfreeandwho
eforitynscience,
nohoesoiuldntrest;iuldnt
staystillinoneplaebefore,
thisthinge,
andsroreitriedtokeouttoselfthati
e,behisrightfulowner;
butite,”butyouknowed
he,andyouuldapaddledashoreandtold
sobody”thatgetaroundthatnowas
e,”isssondone
toyouthatyouuldseeheiggergooffrightunderyoureyesand
neversayonesingleandotoyouthat
youuldtreathersoanriedtoleayouyourbook,she
triedtoleayouyouners,shetriedtobegoodtoyoueveryway
sheknoshedone”
igottofeelingsoanandsoserableistwishediwasdeadi
fidgetedupanddoyselftoself,andjias
fidgetingupanddoeherofusuldkeepstillevery
tihedancedaroundandsays,”dahscairo”itelikea
shot,andithoughtifitkonediwoulddieof
serableness
jialkedoutloudallthetiyselfhewas
sayinghohefirstthinghetoafreestatehe
oneyandneverspendasinglecent,andwhenhe
gotenoughhecloseto
isssonlived;andthentheyhobuythetwo
children,andiftheirster,theydgetan
ablitionisttogoandstealthe
itstfrozetohearsuchtalkheeverdaredtotalksuch
talkinhislifebeforejustseeadeinhihe
nutehejudgedhefreeitotheoldsaying,
”giveaniggeraninchandhelltakeanell”thinksi,thisis
esofnotthinkingherehisnigger,hihadasgoodas
helpedtorunaingrightoutflatfootedandsayinghewould
stealhisanididntevenknow;a
nthathadnteverdonenohar
isaythat,it
nseuphotterthanever,untilatlastisays
toit,”letuponitainttoolateyetillpaddleashoreatthe
firstlightandtell”ifelteasyandhappyandlightasafeather
rightoffalltroublestolookingoutsharpfora
light,andsortofsingingtoselfbyandbyoneshosings
out:
”sdegood
olecairoatlas,ijiskno”
isays:
”illtaketheitghtntbe,youknow”
hejuedandgotthefor
toseton,andgivethepaddle;andasishovedoff,hesays:
”pootysoonillbeashoutnforjoy,enillsay,itsallonacunts
ohuck;isafreen,eniuldnteverbenfreeefithadnbenfor
hueverforgityou,huck;yousdebesfren
jieverhad;enyousdeonlyfrenolejigotnow”
i;buthis,
itseedtokindoftakethetueialongslow
then,andirightdoainheriartedor
says:
”dahyougoes,deoletruehuck;deonyandateverkephis
prosetooleji”
feltsickbutisays,igottodoiticantgetoutof
itrightthenalongesaskiffeninithguns,and
theystoppedandistoppedoneoftheays:
”sthatyonder”
”apieceofaraft,”isays
”doyoubelongonit”
”yes,sir”
”anynonit”
”onlyone,sir”
”heresfiveniggersrunofftonightupyonder,abovetheheadof
thebendisyoueorblack”
ididntansptitriedto,buttheei
triedforasendortan
enoughhadntthespunkofarabbitiseei
giveuptrying,andupandsays:
”hese”
”ireckonwellgoandseeforourselves”
”iaybe
youdhelptoheraftashorehelightishessickandso
isndryann”
”oh,thedevile,
buckletoyourpaddle,andletsgetalong”
ibuckledtopaddleandtheylaidtotheiroarswhenadea
strokeortwo,isays:
”papllbeghtychobleegedtoyou,icantellyoueverybodygoes
atohelptoheraftashore,andicantdoit
byself”
”eanodd,toosay,boy,atterh
yourfather”
”itstheatheuch”
theystoppedpullingitightylittleotheraft
nowonesays:
”boy,thatsalieatterhyourpapanswerupsquare
nollbethebetterforyou”
”ibutdontleaveus,pleaseitsthethe
gentlen,ifyoullonlypullahead,andletheaveyouthe
headline,youeaneartheraftpleasedo”
”setherback,john,setherback”saysonetheybackeder”keep
aolooardnfoundit,ijustexpectthewindhas
bloallpox,andyouknoprecious
eoutandsaysodoyoutospreaditall
over”
”oldeverybodybefore,andtheyjust
aus”
”poordevil,theressothinginthatdownsorryforyou,
butallpox,youseelookhere,
illtellyoutododontyoutrytolandbyyourself,oryoull
ssheverythingtopiecesyoufloatalongdoiles,and
youlletoatohelefthandsideoftheriveritwillbe
longaftersunupthen,andyour
folksarealldohchillsandfeverdontbeafoolagain,andlet
peopleguessatteoryingtodoyouakindness;
soyoujustputtilesbethatsagoodboyit
doanygoodtolandyonderhelightisitsonlyawoodyard
say,ireboundtosayhesin
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